The deregulation of the single channel marketing system for wheat poses new challenges toproducers and advisors in the Western Cape Province. This deregulation is simultaneouswith a number of other changes in the socio-political, economic, marketing and technologicalenvironments. In facing these...

The introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops to Europe has been a significant source of tension among EU member states. While the political landscape is much divided there is also much unknown at the consumer level. The question of whether European consumers want GM foods made available...

Long rotation times between plantation establishment and harvesting necessitate long-term projection models for forestry planning purposes. This study sets out the projection methodology and a range of five estimates for wood-based panels consumption based on realistic possibilities in dwelling...

The economic case for the production of biomass crops can only be established through a comprehensive analysis of the potential costs and returns of these crops. Using data from Ireland, this paper provides a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) investment analysis for two of the most common biomass...

The period 2007-2009 witnessed considerable variability in the price of outputs such as milk and cereals and this was compounded by a high degree of volatility in the price of inputs such as fertilizer, animal feed and energy. Previously, Irish farms have used the returns to off-farm employment...